How would you rate your listening skills? When you think you are listening or when you are supposed to be listening, how focused are you? At the end, how well have you connected with the other person or absorbed what you needed to hear? Listening is a key part of the communication process. Yet, our […]
Do you ever get to the end of a presentation or meeting and wonder why you were there? It’s like the Charlie Brown scenes where the grown-ups’ talk is all garbled, “Wah wah wah wah wah.” It doesn’t matter if it is three minutes or 30 minutes, you get to the end and you’re not […]
We received a touching email from one of our former clients, Ken Toltz. He let us know that he had written an essay on Medium.com to thank the coaches who had helped him change his life and his career for the better. He specifically wanted to show gratitude to our own Evelyn Hottenstein for her […]
On April 16, I woke up and looked out the window to find at least nine inches of fresh snow. By the end of the storm, Fort Collins would have 14 inches. What I saw from my second-story perch was my trees were not only covered in snow, they were weighted down by it. Branches […]
Let’s just say it – there are a lot of people running around like chickens with their heads cut off. (Hello, toilet paper hoarders!) While there are very real reasons for concern about COVID-19 and our behavior needs to change, that doesn’t mean we need to lose our heads. Actually, in times of crisis, we […]
You can imagine it right now. There you are, notes in hand, in front of a group. You’re about to be introduced. Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty, and your knees are shaking. Those aren’t just butterflies in your stomach, they’re freaking aliens and at any moment they’re going to burst forth teeth […]